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Is malinger a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word malinger is a Scrabble US word. The word malinger is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is malinger a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word malinger is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Yes. The word malinger is a Words With Friends word. The word malinger is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (3 found)

GERMINAL,MALIGNER,MALINGER,

7-letter words (26 found)

ALIGNER,ENGRAIL,GEMINAL,GERMAIN,GERMINA,GREMIAL,GREMLIN,LAERING,LAMIGER,LEAMING,LEARING,MANGIER,MANGLER,MANLIER,MARLINE,MARLING,MEALING,MEARING,MERLING,MINERAL,MINGLER,NARGILE,RAILMEN,REALIGN,REAMING,REGINAL,

6-letter words (64 found)

AGILER,AIRMEN,ALINER,ALMNER,ANGLER,ARLING,ARMING,EALING,EARING,ENGRAM,ENIGMA,ERLANG,GAINER,GAMIER,GAMINE,GENIAL,GERMAN,GERMIN,GIRNEL,GLAIRE,GRAILE,GRAINE,IMAGER,INGRAM,LAMING,LANGER,LARGEN,LARINE,LEGMAN,LEMING,LERING,LIMNER,LINAGE,LINEAR,LINGAM,LINGER,MAIGRE,MAILER,MAINER,MALGRE,MALIGN,MALINE,MANGEL,MANGER,MANGLE,MARGIN,MARINE,MARLIN,MENIAL,MERING,MERLIN,MILAGE,MINGER,MINGLE,MIRAGE,NAILER,RAGMEN,REAGIN,REGAIN,REGINA,REGNAL,REMAIL,REMAIN,RENAIL,

5-letter words (87 found)

AGILE,AGRIN,AIMER,ALGIN,ALIEN,ALIGN,ALINE,AMINE,ANGEL,ANGER,ANGLE,ANILE,ANIME,ARGIL,ARGLE,ARIEL,ARMIL,ELAIN,EMAIL,ENARM,ERING,GAMER,GAMIN,GARNI,GENAL,GIMEL,GLAIR,GLARE,GLEAM,GLEAN,GLIME,GNARL,GRAIL,GRAIN,GRAME,GREIN,GRIME,IMAGE,INARM,INERM,INGLE,LAGER,LAMER,LARGE,LEARN,LEMAN,LIANE,LIANG,LIGAN,LIGER,LIGNE,LIMAN,LIMEN,LINER,LINGA,MAERL,MAILE,MAIRE,MANGE,MARGE,MARLE,MERIL,MILER,MINAE,MINAR,MINER,MINGE,NAMER,NERAL,NIGER,RAILE,RAINE,RAMEN,RAMIE,RAMIN,RANGE,RANGI,REALM,REGAL,REGMA,REGNA,REIGN,REMAN,RENAL,RENGA,RENIG,RIMAE,

4-letter words (129 found)

AGEN,AGER,AGIN,AINE,AIRN,ALME,AMEN,AMIE,AMIN,AMIR,ANIL,AREG,ARIL,ARLE,EARL,EARN,EGAL,EGMA,EINA,ELAN,EMIR,GAEN,GAIN,GAIR,GALE,GAME,GANE,GARE,GARI,GEAL,GEAN,GEAR,GENA,GERM,GIEN,GILA,GIRL,GIRN,GLAM,GLEI,GLEN,GLIA,GLIM,GNAR,GRAM,GRAN,GREN,GRIM,GRIN,ILEA,LAER,LAIN,LAIR,LAME,LANE,LANG,LARE,LARI,LARN,LEAM,LEAN,LEAR,LEIR,LENG,LIAR,LIEN,LIER,LIMA,LIME,LIMN,LINE,LING,LIRA,LIRE,MAGE,MAGI,MAIL,MAIN,MAIR,MALE,MALI,MANE,MANG,MANI,MARE,MARG,MARL,MEAL,MEAN,MEGA,MEIN,MELA,MENG,MERI,MERL,MIEN,MILE,MINA,MINE,MING,MIRE,NAIL,NAME,NARE,NEAL,NEAR,NEMA,NGAI,NIRL,RAGE,RAGI,RAIL,RAIN,RALE,RAMI,RANG,RANI,REAL,REAM,REAN,REIN,RIAL,RIEL,RIEM,RILE,RIMA,RIME,RINE,RING,

3-letter words (73 found)

AGE,AIL,AIM,AIN,AIR,ALE,AME,AMI,ANE,ANI,ARE,ARM,EAN,EAR,ELM,ENG,ERA,ERG,ERM,ERN,GAE,GAL,GAM,GAN,GAR,GEL,GEM,GEN,GER,GIE,GIN,ING,IRE,LAG,LAM,LAR,LEA,LEG,LEI,LIE,LIG,LIN,MAE,MAG,MAL,MAN,MAR,MEG,MEL,MEN,MIG,MIL,MIR,MNA,NAE,NAG,NAM,NEG,NIE,NIL,NIM,RAG,RAI,RAM,RAN,REG,REI,REM,REN,RIA,RIG,RIM,RIN,

2-letter words (22 found)

AE,AG,AI,AL,AM,AN,AR,EA,EL,EM,EN,ER,GI,IN,LA,LI,MA,ME,MI,NA,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 405 words from malinger according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of malinger

malinger

Etymology

From French malingrer, from adjective malingre (“delicate, fragile”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məˈlɪŋɡə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /məˈlɪŋɡɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋɡə(ɹ)

Verb

malinger (third-person singular simple present malingers, present participle malingering, simple past and past participle malingered)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.
    Hypernyms: (dated) goldbrick, shirk
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To self-inflict real injury or infection (to inflict self-harm) in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.

Derived terms

  • malingerer
  • malingering
  • malingery

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See also

  • factitious disorder, differentiated from malingering by a component of real mental illness as opposed to solely a sane calculation of shirking
  • fakeclaim: to call out someone for, or accuse someone of, either factitious pretense or malingering

Anagrams

  • Germinal, germinal, maligner

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

malinger m or f

  1. indefinite plural of maling

Source: wiktionary.org